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1 collect one's wits

(collect one's wits (тж. pull one's wits together))

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2 collect\ one's\ wits

összeszedi az eszét

English-Hungarian dictionary > collect\ one's\ wits
3 to collect one's wits

rassembler ses esprits

English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to collect one's wits
4 collect

collect [kəˈlekt]

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = gather together) [+ valuables, wealth] amasser ; [+ information, documents, evidence] rassembler

• the collected works of Shakespeare les œuvres fpl complètes de Shakespeare

• she collected together a group of volunteers elle a réuni un groupe de volontaires

• to collect o.s. ( = regain control of o.s.) se reprendre ; ( = reflect quietly) se recueillir

• to collect one's thoughts se concentrer

   b. ( = pick up) ramasser

• the children collected the books for the teacher les enfants ont ramassé les livres pour le professeur

• someone came and collected our tickets quelqu'un est venu prendre nos billets

• you can collect your order on Thursday vous pouvez venir chercher votre commande jeudi

• the rubbish is collected twice a week les ordures sont ramassées deux fois par semaine

• the firm collects the empty bottles l'entreprise récupère les bouteilles vides

   c. ( = obtain) [+ money, subscriptions, signatures] recueillir ; [+ taxes, fines] percevoir ; [+ rents] encaisser

• she collected the prize for best writer elle a reçu le prix du meilleur écrivain

   d. (as hobby) [+ stamps, antiques, coins] collectionner

   e. ( = call for) (passer) prendre

• I'll collect you at 8 o'clock je passerai vous prendre à 8 heures

• to collect one's mail (passer) prendre son courrier

• the bus collects the children each morning l'autobus ramasse les enfants tous les matins

2. intransitive verb

   a. [people] se rassembler ; [things] s'entasser ; [dust, water] s'accumuler

• a crowd had collected outside the building une foule s'était rassemblée devant le bâtiment

   b. ( = gather money) to collect for charity faire la quête pour des œuvres caritatives

3. adverb

(US) to call collect téléphoner en PCV

4. compounds

► collect call noun (US) communication f en PCV

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[kə'lekt] 1.
adverb US Telecommunications

to call somebody collect — appeler quelqu'un en PCV
2.
transitive verb

1) ( gather) ramasser [wood, litter, eggs]; rassembler [information, documents]; recueillir [signatures]

to collect one's wits — rassembler ses esprits

to collect one's strength — rassembler or ramasser ses forces

to collect one's thoughts — se recueillir

2) ( as hobby) collectionner, faire collection de [stamps, coins]

3) (receive, contain) ( intentionally) recueillir [rain water]; ( accidentally) [objects] prendre, ramasser [dust]

4) ( obtain) percevoir [rent]; encaisser [fares, money]; recouvrer [debt]; toucher [pension]; Administration percevoir [tax, fine]; remporter [prize]

to collect money for charity — collecter de l'argent pour les bonnes œuvres

5) ( take away) ramasser [rubbish]; faire la levée de [mail, post]

6) ( pick up) aller chercher [person]; récupérer [keys, book etc]

to collect a suit from the cleaners — passer prendre un costume chez le teinturier
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( accumulate) [dust, leaves] s'accumuler; [crowd] se rassembler, se réunir

2) ( raise money)

to collect for charity — faire la quête pour des bonnes œuvres
4.
collected past participle adjective

1) [person] calme

2) ( assembled)

the collected works of Dickens — les œuvres complètes de Dickens

the collected poems of W. B. Yeats — la collection complète des poèmes de W. B. Yeats

English-French dictionary > collect
5 collect

collect

A n Relig collecte f (prière).

B adv US Telecom to call sb collect appeler qn en PCV.

C vtr

1 ( gather) ramasser [wood, leaves, litter, eggs] ; rassembler [information, facts, evidence, documents] ; recueillir [signatures] ; she collected (up) her belongings elle a ramassé ses affaires ; to collect one's wits rassembler ses esprits ; to collect one's strength rassembler or ramasser ses forces ; to collect one's thoughts se recueillir ;

2 ( as hobby) collectionner, faire collection de [stamps, coins, antiques] ; she collects artists/stray cats hum elle collectionne les artistes/les chats perdus ;

3 (receive, contain) ( intentionally) recueillir [rain water, drips] ; ( accidentally) [objects] prendre, ramasser [dust] ;

4 ( obtain) percevoir, encaisser [rent] ; encaisser [fares, money] ; recouvrer [debt] ; toucher [pension] ; recevoir [degree, diploma] ; Admin percevoir [tax, fine] ; to collect money for charity collecter de l'argent pour les bonnes œuvres ; the winner collects £2,000 le gagnant remporte 2 000 livres sterling ;

5 ( take away) ramasser [tickets, empty bottles, rubbish] ; faire la levée de [mail, post] ; I arranged to have the parcel collected j'ai pris des dispositions pour qu'on aille chercher le paquet ; what time is the post collected? à quelle heure est la levée (du courrier)? ; ‘buyer collects’ ( in small ad) ‘à venir chercher sur place’ ;

6 ( pick up) aller chercher, passer prendre [person] ; récupérer [keys, book etc] ; I have to collect the children from school il faut que j'aille chercher or que je passe prendre les enfants à l'école ; she collected the keys from a neighbour elle a récupéré les clés chez un voisin ; to collect a suit from the cleaners passer prendre un costume chez le teinturier.

D vi

1 (accumulate, gather) [substance, dust, leaves] s'accumuler ; [crowd] se rassembler, se réunir ;

2 ( raise money) to collect for charity/famine victims faire la quête pour des bonnes œuvres/les victimes de la famine.

E collected pp adj

1 [person] calme ; she remained cool, calm and collected elle a gardé son sang-froid ;

2 ( assembled) the collected works of Dickens les œuvres complètes de Dickens ; the collected poems of W. B. Yeats la collection complète des poèmes de W. B. Yeats.

F v refl to collect oneself se reprendre.

Big English-French dictionary > collect
6 collect

1. intransitive verb
1) (assemble) sich versammeln

2) (accumulate) [Staub, Müll usw.:] sich ansammeln
2. transitive verb
1) (assemble) sammeln; aufsammeln [Müll, leere Flaschen usw.]

collect [up] one's belongings — seine Siebensachen (ugs.) zusammensuchen

collect dust — Staub anziehen

2) (fetch, pick up) abholen [Person, Dinge]

collect a parcel from the post office — ein Paket bei od. auf der Post abholen

collect somebody from the station — jemanden am Bahnhof od. von der Bahn abholen

3) eintreiben [Steuern, Zinsen, Schulden]; kassieren [Miete, Fahrgeld]; beziehen [Zahlungen, Sozialhilfe]

4) (as hobby) sammeln [Münzen, Bücher, Briefmarken, Gemälde usw.]

5)

collect one's wits/thoughts — seine Gedanken sammeln

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[kə'lekt] 1. verb
1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) sammeln

2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) abholen

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- academic.ru/14168/collected">collected
- collection
- collective 2. noun
(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) das Kollektiv

- collectively
- collector
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col·lect¹

[ˈkɒˈlekt, AM ˈkɑ:lekt]

n REL Kirchengebet nt

col·lect²

[kəˈlekt]

I. adj AM TELEC (paid for by receiving party)

\collect call R-Gespräch nt

II. adv AM inv (on cost of receiving party)

to call \collect ein R-Gespräch führen

III. vi

1. (gather) sich akk versammeln; (accumulate) sich akk ansammeln

2. (gather money) sammeln

we're \collecting for the homeless wir sammeln für Obdachlose

IV. vt

1. (gather)

▪ to \collect sth etw einsammeln

to \collect coins/stamps Münzen/Briefmarken sammeln

to \collect dust den Staub anziehen; (no use) [nur] ein Staubfänger sein

to \collect money Geld sammeln

to \collect taxes Steuern eintreiben [o einziehen

2. (pick up)

▪ to \collect sb/sth jdn/etw abholen

I'll \collect you from the station ich hole dich vom Bahnhof ab

3. ( form: regain control)

▪ to \collect oneself sich akk sammeln

to \collect one's thoughts [or wits] seine Gedanken ordnen, sich akk sammeln

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I ['kɒlekt]
n (ECCL)
Kirchen- or Tagesgebet nt II [kə'lekt]
1. vt

1) (= accumulate) ansammeln; (furniture) dust anziehen; empty glasses, exam papers, tickets etc einsammeln; litter aufsammeln; prize bekommen; belongings zusammenpacken or -sammeln; (= assemble) sammeln; one's thoughts sammeln, ordnen; information sammeln, zusammentragen

she collected a lot of praise/five points for that — das hat ihr viel Lob/fünf Punkte eingebracht or eingetragen

to collect interest — Zinsen bringen

2) (= pick up, fetch) things, persons abholen (from bei)

3) stamps, coins sammeln

4) taxes einziehen; money, jumble for charity sammeln; rent, fares kassieren; debts eintreiben

2. vi

1) (= gather) sich ansammeln; (dust) sich absetzen

2) (= collect money) kassieren; (for charity) sammeln

3) (COMM: call for goods) abholen

3. adj (US)

See:

→ collect cable, collect call

4. adv (US)

to pay collect — bei Empfang bezahlen

to call collect — ein R-Gespräch führen

to pay collect on delivery — bei Lieferung bezahlen; (through post) per Nachnahme bezahlen

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collect¹ [kəˈlekt]

A v/t

1. Briefmarken etc sammeln

2. (ein)sammeln:

collect the letters den Briefkasten leeren

3. auflesen, aufsammeln

4. versammeln

5. Fakten etc (an)sammeln, zusammenbringen, zusammentragen:

collect money for sammeln für

6. etwas oder jemanden abholen ( from von)

7. Geld, einen Rechnungsbetrag etc (ein)kassieren:

collect an insurance benefit eine Versicherungsleistung beziehen oder erhalten;

collect a fine eine Geldstrafe eintreiben;

collect taxes Steuern erheben oder einziehen

8. seine Gedanken etc sammeln:

collect o.s. sich sammeln oder fassen;

collect one’s thoughts seine Gedanken zusammennehmen, sich konzentrieren

9. ein Pferd versammeln

10. folgern, schließen ( beide:

from aus)

B v/i

1. sich (ver)sammeln

2. sich (an)sammeln, sich (an)häufen

3. sammeln ( for für)

C adj US Nachnahme…, bei Lieferung zu bezahlen(d):

collect call TEL R-Gespräch n

D adv auch collect on delivery US per Nachnahme:

call collect TEL US ein R-Gespräch führen

collect² [ˈkɒlekt; US ˈkɑlıkt] s REL Kollekte f (kurzes Altargebet)

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1. intransitive verb
1) (assemble) sich versammeln

2) (accumulate) [Staub, Müll usw.:] sich ansammeln
2. transitive verb
1) (assemble) sammeln; aufsammeln [Müll, leere Flaschen usw.]

collect [up] one's belongings — seine Siebensachen (ugs.) zusammensuchen

collect dust — Staub anziehen

2) (fetch, pick up) abholen [Person, Dinge]

collect a parcel from the post office — ein Paket bei od. auf der Post abholen

collect somebody from the station — jemanden am Bahnhof od. von der Bahn abholen

3) eintreiben [Steuern, Zinsen, Schulden]; kassieren [Miete, Fahrgeld]; beziehen [Zahlungen, Sozialhilfe]

4) (as hobby) sammeln [Münzen, Bücher, Briefmarken, Gemälde usw.]

5)

collect one's wits/thoughts — seine Gedanken sammeln

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v.

abholen v.

einsammeln v.

eintreiben (Schulden) v.

sammeln v.

zusammen fassen v.

zusammenfassen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > collect
7 collect

I ['kəlekt]
nome relig. (prayer) colletta f.
II [kə'lekt]
avverbio AE tel.

to call sb. collect — telefonare a qcn. con addebito al destinatario
III 1. [kə'lekt]
verbo transitivo

1) (gather) raccogliere [wood, litter, eggs, signatures]; raccogliere, mettere insieme [evidence, documents]

to collect one's wits — riprendersi

to collect one's strength — recuperare le forze

to collect one's thoughts — raccogliere o riordinare le idee

2) (as hobby) collezionare, fare collezione di [stamps, coins]

3) (receive, contain) (intentionally) raccogliere [ rain water]; (accidentally) [ objects] raccogliere, prendere [ dust]

4) (obtain) incassare, percepire [ rent]; incassare, riscuotere [money, tax, fine]; recuperare [ debt]; guadagnare, vincere [ sum]

5) (take away) raccogliere [ rubbish]; ritirare, levare [mail, post]

6) (pick up) andare a prendere [ person]; ritirare [keys, book, suit]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (accumulate) [dust, leaves] accumularsi, ammassarsi; [ crowd] raccogliersi, riunirsi

2) (raise money)

to collect for charity — raccogliere denaro per beneficenza

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[kə'lekt] 1. verb
1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) riunirsi

2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) andare a prendere

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- collected
- collection
- collective 2. noun
(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) collettivo

- collectively
- collector
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collect (1) /kəˈlɛkt/
avv. ( USA)

1 ( posta) con addebito al destinatario

2 (telef.) a carico del (o con addebito al) ricevente: to call sb. collect, telefonare a q. facendogli addebitare il costo della chiamata; telefonare a q. a suo carico; collect call, telefonata a carico del ricevente.
collect (2) /ˈkɒlɛkt/
n.

(relig.) colletta ( preghiera).
♦ (to) collect /kəˈlɛkt/
A v. t.

1 raccogliere: to collect data, raccogliere dati; to collect money for charity, raccogliere denaro da dare in beneficenza

2 radunare; riunire; raccogliere: He collected (up) all his papers and left, ha raccolto (o preso su) tutte le sue carte ed è uscito

3 raccogliere; accumulare: to collect water in a basin, raccogliere l'acqua in una vasca

4 collezionare; fare collezione di: to collect china dolls, collezionare bambole di porcellana; to collect stamps, fare raccolta di francobolli

5 andare a prendere; ritirare: The parcel will be collected at 2pm, il pacco sarà ritirato alle due; to collect kids from school, andare a prendere i bambini a scuola; What time is the post last collected?, a che ora è l'ultima levata della posta?

6 (trasp.) far salire, prendere a bordo ( passeggeri)

7 (comm.) incassare, riscuotere; recuperare ( un credito): to collect a cheque, incassare un assegno; to collect taxes, riscuotere le imposte; to collect bad debts, recuperare crediti inesigibili

8 (mat.) raccogliere ( termini di un'equazione, ecc.)

B v. i.

1 radunarsi; riunirsi; raccogliersi

2 raccogliersi; accumularsi: Dust had collected on all surfaces, su tutte le superfici si era accumulata polvere

3 raccogliere denaro, offerte: to collect for the poor, raccogliere denaro per i poveri

4 (comm.) fare l'esattore; fare riscossioni

● to collect one's courage, farsi coraggio □ to collect oneself, riprendere la padronanza di sé; riprendersi; riaversi □ to collect one's thoughts, riordinare le idee; concentrarsi □ (mat.) to collect the unknown terms, raccogliere le incognite.

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I ['kəlekt]
nome relig. (prayer) colletta f.
II [kə'lekt]
avverbio AE tel.

to call sb. collect — telefonare a qcn. con addebito al destinatario
III 1. [kə'lekt]
verbo transitivo

1) (gather) raccogliere [wood, litter, eggs, signatures]; raccogliere, mettere insieme [evidence, documents]

to collect one's wits — riprendersi

to collect one's strength — recuperare le forze

to collect one's thoughts — raccogliere o riordinare le idee

2) (as hobby) collezionare, fare collezione di [stamps, coins]

3) (receive, contain) (intentionally) raccogliere [ rain water]; (accidentally) [ objects] raccogliere, prendere [ dust]

4) (obtain) incassare, percepire [ rent]; incassare, riscuotere [money, tax, fine]; recuperare [ debt]; guadagnare, vincere [ sum]

5) (take away) raccogliere [ rubbish]; ritirare, levare [mail, post]

6) (pick up) andare a prendere [ person]; ritirare [keys, book, suit]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (accumulate) [dust, leaves] accumularsi, ammassarsi; [ crowd] raccogliersi, riunirsi

2) (raise money)

to collect for charity — raccogliere denaro per beneficenza

English-Italian dictionary > collect
8 collect

Ⅰ.

collect¹ [kə'lekt]

1 transitive verb

(a) (gather → objects) ramasser; (→ information, documents) recueillir, rassembler; (→ evidence) rassembler; (→ people) réunir, rassembler; (→ wealth) accumuler, amasser;

∎ a water butt collects rainwater for use in the garden une citerne recueille l'eau de pluie pour le jardin;

∎ to collect dust prendre la poussière;

∎ solar panels collect the heat des panneaux solaires captent la chaleur

(b) figurative

∎ to collect oneself (calm down) se reprendre, se calmer; (reflect) se recueillir;

∎ let me collect my thoughts laissez-moi réfléchir ou me concentrer;

∎ to collect one's wits rassembler ses esprits

(c) (as hobby) collectionner, faire collection de;

∎ she has collected more than 2,000 records elle a une collection de plus de 2000 disques

(d) (money) recueillir; (taxes, fines, dues) percevoir; (pension, salary) toucher; (homework) ramasser, relever; (debt) recouvrer

(e) British (take away) ramasser;

∎ the council collects the rubbish la commune se charge du ramassage des ordures;

∎ when is the mail collected? à quelle heure est la levée du courrier?;

∎ Commerce to collect an order retirer une commande

(f) (pick up → people) aller chercher, (passer) prendre; (→ luggage, ticket, car) aller chercher, aller prendre; (→ goods) enlever;

∎ he'll collect us in his car il viendra nous chercher ou passera nous prendre en voiture;

∎ the bus collects the children at eight o'clock le bus ramasse les enfants à huit heures;

∎ I'll collect you at midday je passerai vous prendre à midi

2 intransitive verb

(a) (accumulate → people) se rassembler, se réunir; (→ things) s'accumuler, s'amasser; (→ water, dirt) s'accumuler

(b) (raise money)

∎ to collect for charity faire la quête ou quêter pour une œuvre de bienfaisance

(c) American Commerce

∎ collect on delivery paiement m à la livraison, (livraison f) contre remboursement

3 adverb

American Telecommunications

∎ to call (sb) collect téléphoner (à qn) en PCV, French Canadian faire un appel à frais virés (à qn);

∎ Commerce to send a parcel collect envoyer un colis en port dû ou payable à destination

►► American Telecommunications collect call appel m en PCV, French Canadian appel m à frais virés;

∎ to make a collect call faire un appel ou téléphoner en PCV, French Canadian faire un appel à frais virés

➲ collect up separable transitive verb

ramasser;

∎ they collected up their belongings and left ils ont ramassé leurs affaires et sont partis

Ⅱ.

collect² ['kɒlekt]

noun

Religion (prayer) collecte f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > collect
9 collect

kə'lekt 1. verb
1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) samle(s); samle seg

2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) hente

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- collected
- collection
- collective 2. noun
(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) kollektiv, samvirke

- collectively
- collector

samle

I
subst. \/ˈkɒlekt\/

( kirkelig) kollekt
II
verb \/kəˈlekt\/

1) samle, sanke, samle inn, samle sammen

2) innkassere, innkreve, heve, inndrive, oppkreve

3) hente

• collect a child from school

4) ( om hest) drive sammen, samle

• collect a horse

5) samle på (bøker, frimerker, mynter e.l.)

6) samle seg, hope seg opp

collect oneself samle seg, ta seg sammen, gjenvinne fatningen

collect one's wits samle seg, ta seg sammen

collect the rent(s) innkassere husleien
III
adj. \/kəˈlekt\/ (spesielt amer.)

(om telegram, pakke, telefonsamtale e.l.) som betales av mottakeren

• a collect telegram

• a collect call

en samtale på noteringsoverføring
IV
adv. \/kəˈlekt\/

(spesielt amer.) på noteringsoverføring (om telefonsamtale), mot oppkrav (om pakke)

• our daughter always calls collect when she's travelling

• he send me the parcel collect

han sendte pakken til meg mot oppkrav

collect on delivery mot oppkrav

English-Norwegian dictionary > collect
10 collect

{'kalekt}
I. n цирк. кратка молитва на определен ден
II. 1. събирам, натрупвам, правя (си) колекция, колекционирам
to COLLECT the letters събирам пощата (от пощенските кутии и пр.)
to COLLECT water каптирам вода
to COLLECT a cheque фин. осребрявам/инкасирам чек
to COLLECT one's faculties/wits идвам на себе си, опомням се, концентрирам се
2. разе. отивам/минавам да взема (нвщо) 1 да прибора (дете от училище и пр.) -
3. събирам се, тълпя се, струпвам се
4. reft овладявам се, съередоточавам се
5. вадя заключение, правя извод
6. събирам, прибирам (суми, помощи и пр.)
III. a, adv ам. (изпратен) с наложен платеж (за писмо, пакет и пр.)

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{'kalekt} n цирк. кратка молитва на определен ден.(2) {ka'lekt} v 1. събирам; натрупвам; правя (си) колекция, к{3} a, adv ам. (изпратен) с наложен платеж (за писмо, паке

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съсредоточавам се; събирам; овладявам се; инкасирам; колекционирам;

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1. i. n цирк. кратка молитва на определен ден 2. ii. събирам, натрупвам, правя (си) колекция, колекционирам 3. iii. a, adv ам. (изпратен) с наложен платеж (за писмо, пакет и пр.) 4. reft овладявам се, съередоточавам се 5. to collect a cheque фин. осребрявам/инкасирам чек 6. to collect one's faculties/wits идвам на себе си, опомням се, концентрирам се 7. to collect the letters събирам пощата (от пощенските кутии и пр.) 8. to collect water каптирам вода 9. вадя заключение, правя извод 10. разе. отивам/минавам да взема (нвщо) 1 да прибора (дете от училище и пр.) - 11. събирам се, тълпя се, струпвам се 12. събирам, прибирам (суми, помощи и пр.)
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collect[kə´lekt] I. v 1. събирам; правя колекция; колекционирам; information \collected by satellite информация, събрана от сателит; to \collect water тех. каптирам вода; to \collect debt събирам дълг; to \collect a cheque фин. осребрявам (инкасирам) чек; \collecting box кутия за волни пожертвувания; to \collect o.'s faculties ( wits) идвам на себе си, опомням се; to \collect o.s. after a shock идвам на себе си след шок; 2. събирам се, тълпя се, струпвам се; 3. събирам, вземам; I will come to \collect you ще мина да те взема; 4. получавам ( награда); she \collected first prize, a cheque for $ 1000 тя получи първа награда от 1000 долара; 5. събирам пари (за подарък и пр.); 6. правя заключение, извод; II. adj, adv с наложен платеж; to send a parcel \collect изпращам пакет с наложен платеж; call \collect телефонирам за сметка на абоната; III. n австр. разг. печеливш залог. IV. [´kɔlekt] n рел. кратка молитва.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > collect
11 collect

1. I
abs

a crowd (a bevy of girls, some people, a gang of workmen, a flock of starlings, etc.) are collecting народ /толпа/ и т. д. собирается
2. II
collect at some time dead leaves (rubbish, refuse, water, old letters, bills, receipts, etc.) collect soon (day by day, etc.) сухие листья и т. д. быстро и т. д. скапливаются /накапливаются/; collect somewhere collect here (there, everywhere, etc.) собираться здесь и т. д.
3. III
1) collect smb., smth. collect people (students, friends, a riotous crowd, scrap metal, the waste paper lying about, etc.) собирать людей и т. д.; collect examples (information, sample sentences, evidence, etc.) подбирать /подыскивать/ примеры и т. д.; have you collected all the data? у вас собран весь материал?; monitor, collect the test papers, please! староста, соберите контрольные [работы], пожалуйста!

2) collect smth. collect stamps (coins, books, autographs, birds' eggs, butterflies, minerals, etc.) собирать /коллекционировать/ марки и т. д.

3) collect smth. collect rent (taxes, membership dues, one's debts, etc.) собирать квартирную плату и т. д; the conductor collects the fares кондуктор. получает плату за проезд

4) collect smth. collect one's energies (one's powers, one's faculties, etc.) собраться с силами и т. д.; collect one's courage а) собраться с духом; б) собрать все свое мужество; collect one's thoughts /one's ideas, one's wits/ собраться с мыслями

5) collect smth., smb. coll. collect one's luggage (one's books, the children, etc.) забирать свои вещи и т. д).; he went to collect his suitcase он пошел за своим чемоданом; I'll collect you with the car at midday в полдень я за вами заеду на машине
4. IV
collect smth. in some manner collect smth. actively (eagerly, indiscriminately, etc.) активно и т. д. коллекционировать /собирать/ что-л.
5. XVI
1) collect in (before, etc.) smth. collect in the square (in the market-place, before the town hall, in the streets, etc.) собираться на площади и т. д.; they collected at the buscollectstop они собрались у автобусной остановки

2) collect from smb. collect from taxpayers (from all members, etc.) получать деньги с налогоплательщиков и т. д.; collect for smb., smth. he's collecting for the poor (for the Red Cross) он собирает деньги на бедных и т. д.
6. XVIII
collect oneself he gave her a moment to collect herself он подождал минуту /немного/, пока она не взяла себя в руки
7. XXI1
1) collect smb., smth. in for smth. collect all the pupils in the big hall (a crowd in the market-place, etc.) собирать всех учеников в большом зале и т. д.; collect material for a dictionary собирать материал для словаря; collect contributions for a hospital собирать взносы на строительство больницы

2) collect smth. from smb. collect the eggs from the liens собирать яйца из-под кур; collect fees from patients получать гонорары от пациентов; collect membership dues from one's colleagues собирать членские взносы у своих коллег

3) collect smth. from smth., smb. coll. did you remember to collect your umbrella from the repair shop (from her place, from her, etc.)? ты не забыл зайти за своим зонтом в мастерскую и т. д.?
8. XXV
collect if... (when.., etc.) dust soon collects if a room is not swept every day если комнату не подметать каждый день, в ней быстро собирается пыль; а crowd soon collects when there's a street accident когда на улице происходит несчастный случай, быстро собирается толпа

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > collect
12 collect

col·lect

1. col·lect [ʼkɒʼlekt, Am ʼkɑ:lekt] n

rel Kirchengebet nt

2. col·lect [kəʼlekt] adj (Am) telec ( paid for by receiving party)

\collect call R-Gespräch nt adv (Am) inv ( on cost of receiving party)

to call \collect ein R-Gespräch führen vi

1) ( gather) sich akk versammeln;

( accumulate) sich akk ansammeln

2) ( gather money) sammeln;

we're \collecting for the homeless wir sammeln für Obdachlose vt

1) ( gather)

to \collect sth etw einsammeln;

to \collect coins/ stamps Münzen/Briefmarken sammeln;

to \collect dust den Staub anziehen;

( no use) [nur] ein Staubfänger sein;

to \collect money Geld sammeln

2) ( pick up)

to \collect sb/ sth jdn/etw abholen;

I'll \collect you from the station ich hole dich vom Bahnhof ab

3) (form: regain control)

to \collect oneself sich akk sammeln;

to \collect one's thoughts [or wits] seine Gedanken ordnen, sich akk sammeln

English-German students dictionary > collect
13 wit

- collect one's wits

- frighten smb. out of his wits

- good wits jump

- have a quick wit

- have a slow wit

- have one's wits about one

- have wit at will

- live by one's wits

- lost of wits

- more wit in his little finger than in your whole body

- mother wit

- one's wits are wool-gathering

- out of one's wits

- set one's wits to work

- wit once bought is worth twice taught

Large English-Russian phrasebook > wit
14 zur Besinnung kommen

to collect one's wits Am.

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > zur Besinnung kommen
15 összeszedi az eszét

to collect one's wits

Magyar-ingilizce szótár > összeszedi az eszét
16 wit

I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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[wit]
noun

1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) der Witz

2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) witziger Kopf

3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) geistige Fähigkeit

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- academic.ru/82686/witless">witless
- -witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits
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wit

[wɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (humour) Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m geh

a flash of \wit ein Geistesblitz m

biting/dry \wit beißender/trockener Humor

to have a ready \wit schlagfertig sein

2. no pl (intelligence) Verstand m

to be beyond the \wit of sb über jds Verstand [o Horizont] [hinaus]gehen

to have the \wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etw zu tun

3. (practical intelligence)

▪ \wits pl geistige Fähigkeiten, Intelligenz f kein pl

battle of \wits geistiger Schlagabtausch, geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's \wits' end mit seiner Weisheit [o seinem Latein] am Ende sein

to collect [or gather] one's \wits seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen fam, sich akk wieder besinnen

to frighten [or scare] sb out of his/her \wits [or the \wits out of sb] jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened [or scared] out of one's \wits sich akk zu Tode ängstigen

to have/keep one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne beisammen haben/zusammenhalten fam

to live [or survive] on one's \wits sich akk [mit Schläue] durchs Leben schlagen

to lose one's \wits ( old) den Verstand verlieren

to need all one's \wits about one seine fünf Sinne zusammennehmen müssen fam

to pit one's \wits against sb/sth seinen Verstand an jdm/etw messen geh

4. (funny person) geistreiche Person, kluger Kopf fam; (astute person) schlagfertige Person

II. vi ( form)

▪ to \wit nämlich, und zwar

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I [wɪt]
vi (old JUR)

to wit — nämlich, und zwar
II [wɪt]
n

1) (= understanding) Verstand m

beyond the wit of man — über den menschlichen Verstand or Horizont hinaus

a battle of wits — ein geistiges Kräftemessen

to be at one's wits' end — am Ende seiner Weisheit sein, mit seinem Latein am Ende sein (hum inf)

I was at my wits' end (to find a solution) — ich wusste mir keinen Rat or Ausweg mehr(, wie ich eine Lösung finden könnte)

to drive sb out of his wits — jdn um seinen Verstand bringen

to lose one's wits — den or seinen Verstand verlieren

to collect one's wits — seine fünf Sinne (wieder) zusammennehmen

to frighten or scare sb out of his wits — jdn zu Tode erschrecken

to be frightened or scared out of one's wits — zu Tode erschreckt sein

to have or keep one's wits about one — seine (fünf) Sinne zusammen- or beisammenhaben, einen klaren Kopf haben

to sharpen one's wits — seinen Verstand schärfen

to use one's wits — seinen Verstand gebrauchen, sein Köpfchen or seinen Grips anstrengen (inf)

to live by or on one's wits — sich schlau or klug durchs Leben schlagen

2) (= humour, wittiness) Geist m, Witz m

full of wit — geistreich

the book is full of wit — es ist sehr viel Geistreiches in dem Buch

3) (= person) geistreicher Kopf

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wit¹ [wıt] s

1. meist pl geistige Fähigkeiten pl, Intelligenz f

2. meist pl Verstand m:

be at one’s wit’s ( oder wits’) end mit seiner Weisheit am Ende sein;

have one’s wits about one seine fünf Sinne oder seinen Verstand beisammenhaben;

have the wit to do sth Verstand genug haben, etwas zu tun;

keep one’s wits about one einen klaren Kopf behalten;

live by one’s wits sich mehr oder weniger ehrlich durchs Leben schlagen;

out of one’s wits von Sinnen, verrückt

3. Witz m, Geist m, Esprit m

4. geistreicher Mensch, witziger Kopf

5. obs

a) kluge Person

b) geistige Größe

c) Witz m, witziger Einfall

wit² [wıt] 1. und 3. sg präs wot [wɒt; US wɑt], sg präs wost [wɒst; US wɑst], pl präs wite [waıt], prät und pperf wist [wıst]

A v/t obs einer Sache gewahr werden

B v/i:

to wit obs oder JUR das heißt, nämlich

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I noun
1) (humour) Witz, der

have a ready wit — schlagfertig sein

2) (intelligence) Geist, der

battle of wits — intellektueller Schlagabtausch

be at one's wit's or wits' end — sich (Dat.) keinen Rat mehr wissen

collect or gather one's wits — zu sich kommen

drive somebody out of his/her wits — jemanden um den Verstand bringen

frighten or scare somebody out of his/her wits — jemandem Todesangst einjagen

be frightened or scared out of one's wits — Todesangst haben

have/keep one's wits about one — auf Draht sein (ugs.) /nicht den Kopf verlieren

3) (person) geistreicher Mensch
II intransitive verb
to wit — nämlich

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n.

Verstand -¨e m.

Witz -e m.

English-german dictionary > wit
17 zusammennehmen

(unreg., trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (zusammen betrachten) take together; alles zusammengenommen all in all, all things considered

2. fig. (Kräfte, Mut) summon (up), muster (up); (Gedanken) collect; seinen Verstand zusammennehmen collect one’s wits

II v/refl zu Anstrengung: collect o.s.; (sich beherrschen) control o.s., get a grip on o.s., get a grip umg.; (sich anständig benehmen) pull o.s. together; nimm dich bloß zusammen! drohend, auf Frechheit etc. hin: behave (yourself)!; jetzt nimm dich zusammen! (beruhige dich) now pull yourself together!, now get a grip on yourself!

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zu|sạm|men|neh|men sep
1. vt
to gather up or together; Mut to summon up, to muster up; Gedanken to collect
seine ganze Kraft zusammennehmen — to gather all one's strength

alles zusammengenommen —

wenn wir alle Ereignisse zusammennehmen — if we consider everything that happened

2. vr
(= sich zusammenreißen) to pull oneself together, to get a grip on oneself (Brit), to take hold of oneself (US); (= sich beherrschen) to control oneself, to take a grip on oneself
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zu·sam·men|neh·men

irreg

I. vt

▪ etw \zusammennehmen to summon [or muster] [up sep] sth

seinen ganzen Mut \zusammennehmen to summon up all one's courage

den Verstand \zusammennehmen to get one's thoughts together [or in order]; (schimpfend) to get one's head screwed on [properly] fam

nimm doch mal deinen Verstand zusammen! get your thinking cap on! fig

alles zusammengenommen all in all, all things considered

II. vr

▪ sich akk \zusammennehmen to control oneself, to get [or keep] a grip on oneself

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb summon or muster up <courage, strength, understanding>; collect < wits>; s. auch zusammengenommen
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb get or take a grip on oneself

nimm dich zusammen! — pull yourself together!

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zusammennehmen (irr, trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (zusammen betrachten) take together;

alles zusammengenommen all in all, all things considered

2. fig (Kräfte, Mut) summon (up), muster (up); (Gedanken) collect;

seinen Verstand zusammennehmen collect one’s wits

B. v/r zu Anstrengung: collect o.s.; (sich beherrschen) control o.s., get a grip on o.s., get a grip umg; (sich anständig benehmen) pull o.s. together;

nimm dich bloß zusammen! drohend, auf Frechheit etc hin: behave (yourself)!;

jetzt nimm dich zusammen! (beruhige dich) now pull yourself together!, now get a grip on yourself!

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb summon or muster up <courage, strength, understanding>; collect < wits>; s. auch zusammengenommen
2.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb get or take a grip on oneself

nimm dich zusammen! — pull yourself together!

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(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

to brace up v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zusammennehmen
18 rassembler

rassembler [ʀasɑ̃ble]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = regrouper) [+ personnes] to assemble ; [+ troupes] to muster ; [+ troupeau] to round up ; [+ objets épars] to gather together

• il rassembla les élèves dans la cour he assembled the pupils in the playground

• le festival rassemble les meilleurs musiciens the festival brings together the best musicians

• toute la famille était rassemblée the whole family was gathered together

   b. ( = rallier) to rally

• cette cause a rassemblé des gens de tous horizons people from all walks of life have rallied to this cause

   c. [+ documents, manuscrits, notes] to gather together

   d. [+ idées, souvenirs] to collect ; [+ courage, forces] to summon up

• rassembler ses esprits to collect one's thoughts

2. reflexive verb

► se rassembler

   a. [se regrouper] to gather ; [soldats, participants] to assemble

   b. ( = s'unir) nous devons nous rassembler autour du président we must unite behind the president

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ʀasɑ̃ble
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( pour former un groupe) to gather [somebody] together [personnes]; ( pour mettre en contact) to bring [somebody] together [personnes]; Armée to muster, to assemble [troupes]; to round up [moutons, troupeau]

2) ( autour d'une cause commune) to unite [citoyens, nation]

3) ( réunir) to gather [something] together [effets personnels, documents]; to gather, to collect [informations, preuves]

rassembler ses forces — to summon up one's strength

rassembler ses idées — to collect one's thoughts

2.

se rassembler verbe pronominal [personnes] gén to gather; ( dans un but précis) to assemble

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ʀasɑ̃ble vt
1) [personnes] to assemble, to gather together

Il a rassemblé les enfants dans la cour. — He assembled the children in the playground., He gathered the children together in the playground.

2) (= regrouper, amasser) to gather together, to collect

rassembler ses idées — to collect one's thoughts

rassembler ses esprits — to gather one's wits

rassembler son courage — to screw up one's courage

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rassembler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( pour former un groupe) to gather [sb] together [personnes]; ( pour mettre en contact) to bring [sb] together [personnes]; Mil to muster, assemble [troupes]; to round up [moutons, troupeau]; rassembler des personnes dans une pièce/autour d'une estrade to gather people in a room/around a platform;

2 ( autour d'une cause commune) to unite [citoyens, nation];

3 ( réunir) to gather [sth] together [effets personnels, documents]; to gather, collect [informations, preuves]; rassembler des poèmes en un seul volume to collect poems together in one volume; rassembler ses forces/son courage to summon up one's strength/one's courage (pour faire to do); rassembler ses idées to collect one's thoughts.

B se rassembler vpr gén [personnes] to gather; ( dans un but précis) to assemble; se rassembler autour de qn to gather around sb; tous les villageois rassemblés all the assembled villagers.

[rasɑ̃ble] verbe transitif

1. [objets, idées, preuves] to collect, to gather

[documents] to collect, to assemble

j'eus à peine le temps de rassembler quelques affaires I hardly had enough time to gather ou to put a few things together

rassembler ses forces to gather ou to muster one's strength

rassembler ses esprits to gather ou to collect one's wits

rassembler son courage to summon up one's courage

2. [personnes] to gather together (separable)

[animaux] to round up (separable)

leur manifestation a rassemblé des milliers de personnes their demonstration drew ou attracted thousands of people

3. ÉQUITATION to collect

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se rassembler verbe pronominal intransitif

to gather together, to assemble

ils se sont rassemblés devant chez moi they gathered together ou assembled outside my home

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rassembler
19 wit

wit
noun

1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, gracia

2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) persona salada, chistoso, ingenioso

3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) juicio, inteligencia

•

- witless
- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits

wit n inteligencia / ingenio

wit

tr[wɪt]

noun

1 (clever humour) agudeza, ingenio, chispa, sal nombre femenino, gracia

2 (intelligence) inteligencia, presencia de ánimo

3 (person) persona salada, chistoso,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be at one's wit's end estar para volverse loco,-a

to gather one's wits calmarse, tranquilizarse

to have one's wits about one ser despabilado,-a

to keep one's wits about one estar despabilado,-a

to wit es decir

wit ['wɪt] n

1) intelligence: inteligencia f

2) cleverness: ingenio m, gracia f, agudeza f

3) humor: humorismo m

4) joker: chistoso m, -sa f

5) wits npl

: razón f, buen juicio m

scared out of one's wits: muerto de miedo

to be at one's wits' end: estar desesperado

wit

n.

• agudeza s.f.

• chispa s.f.

• chistoso s.m.

• discreción s.f.

• gracejo s.m.

• graciosidad s.f.

• ingenio s.m.

• inteligencia s.f.

• jacarero, -era s.m.,f.

• sal s.m.

• salero s.m.

• travesura s.f.

I wɪt
noun

1) (often pl) ( intelligence) inteligencia f; ( ingenuity) ingenio m

to be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer

to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)

to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo

to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio

2)

a) u ( humor) ingenio m, agudeza f

she has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz

b) c ( person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m

II

intransitive verb

to wit — a saber

I

[wɪt]
N
1) (=understanding) inteligencia f

• a battle of wits — una contienda entre dos inteligencias

• to collect one's wits — reconcentrarse

• to be at one's wits' end — no saber qué hacer, estar desesperado

• to gather one's wits — reconcentrarse

• to have or keep one's wits about one — no perder la cabeza

he hadn't the wit to see that... — no tenía bastante inteligencia para comprender que...

• to live by one's wits — vivir del cuento

• to be out of one's wits — estar fuera de sí

to be frightened or scared out of one's wits — estar profundamente asustado

• to sharpen one's wits — aguzar el ingenio, despabilarse

• to use one's wits — usar su sentido común

2) (=humour, wittiness) ingenio m, agudeza f

• in a flash of wit he said... — en un golpe de ingenio dijo...

• to have a ready wit — ser ingenioso

• the wit and wisdom of Joe Soap — las agudezas y sabiduría de Joe Soap

• a story told without wit — un cuento narrado sin gracia

3) (=person) persona f ingeniosa; (Hist) ingenio m

an Elizabethan wit — un ingenio de la época isabelina

II

[wɪt]
N frm (also Jur)
to wit... — a saber..., esto es...

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I [wɪt]
noun

1) (often pl) ( intelligence) inteligencia f; ( ingenuity) ingenio m

to be at one's wits' end — estar* desesperado, no saber* más qué hacer

to frighten o scare somebody out of her/his wits — (colloq) darle* a alguien un susto de muerte (fam)

to have/keep one's wits about one — estar* alerta or atento, andar* con mucho ojo

to live by one's wits — vivir de su (or mi etc) ingenio

2)

a) u ( humor) ingenio m, agudeza f

she has a dry wit — es muy aguda or mordaz

b) c ( person) persona f ingeniosa or ocurrente, ingenio m

II

intransitive verb

to wit — a saber

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wit
noun

1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) vidd, vittighet, åndfullhet

2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) slagferdig person, vittig hode

3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) vett

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- witless
- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits

forstand
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vett
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vidd

I
subst. \/wɪt\/

1) vett, forstand, intelligens

• it is past the wits of man to understand

det overgår et vanlig menneskes forstand

2) ånd, vidd

• her conversation is full of wit

hennes prat er full av vidd

3) intelligent person, forstandig person

4) humoristisk person, vittig person

5) ( gammeldags) skjønnånd

be at one's wit's end ikke vite sin arme råd, ikke vite verken ut eller inn

collect one's wits samle tankene

flash of wit se ➢ flash, 1

have a ready wit være slagferdig

have\/keep one's wits about one ha hodet på rett plass, holde hodet kaldt

• she has got her wits about her

hun har hodet på rett plass

• he kept his wits about him

han holdt hodet kaldt

have quick wits være snartenkt

in possession of one's five wits ved sine fulle fem

live by one's wits være uten vanlig arbeid, leve på sin intelligens og snedighet

lose one's wits miste hodet, miste besinnelsen, gå fra forstanden

out of one's wits fra vettet, ikke riktig klok

• be frightened out of one's wits

være vettskremt

pit one's wits against prøve sine krefter mot

quick\/nimble wit rask oppfattelse, slagferdighet

• she's a woman of quick wit

hun er kvikk i oppfattelsen

slow\/dull wit sen oppfattelse

wits vett, intelligens forstand, åndsevner
II
verb (pret. og perf. partisipp: wist) \/wɪt\/

( gammeldags) vite

God wot Gud skal vite

to wit nemlig, det vil si

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